London: Chatto and Windus, 1957. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Charles Mozley, priced at 15s. Discreet single name to flyleaf, bookstore label to pastedown, some dustiness and toning to both... More about The Sandcastle

London: Chatto and Windus, 1978. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 502; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket reproducing a detail from a famous Hokusai woodblock print and an uncredited detail from a wall painting in the Golden Hall of the Horyu-ji... More about The Sea, The Sea

London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.252. Near fine (neat owner name, edges dusty) in similar dustwrapper (a little worn at spine tips). Shows very well indeed. Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him... More about A Severed Head

London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.252. Book is fine; bright jacket with some edgewear. Most attractive Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into... More about A Severed Head

London, Chatto & Windus 1964. First Edition. A fine copy in original dustwrapper with some slight wear to corners. Celebrated Anglo-Irish writer Iris Murdoch [1919-1999] was a winner the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1973, and The Booker Prize in 1978, which are among the most prestigious literary awards in Britain. More about The Italian Girl

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